Wakefield News

Published February 6, 2019

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A proposal to eliminate 9th grade honors English from the 2019-2020 Wakefield Memorial High School Program of Studies will be the subject of a public forum tonight in the WMHS Cafeteria. At the 6 p.m. forum, information will be presented by teachers from the English Department…

Published in the February 4, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — For the next month, there will be one less establishment in Wakefield from which to purchase tobacco-related products.

The Board of Health last week suspended the tobacco permit of “Jackpot” (aka “Noah’s”) at 602 Main St. If the store name “Jackpot” doesn’t ring…

Published February 1, 2019

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The town will soon have another committee to look after the environment.

The Town Council this week voted to create an “Environmental Sustainability Committee” that will, according to its mission statement, “work with the Town Administrator, Town Departments, Boards and Commissions to assist and advise on…

Published February 1, 2019

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Arts and Crafts Society held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at the Wakefield-Lynnfield Methodist Church on Vernon Street, and this month’s topic was a Show & Tell by members along with how and why they became interested in their crafts.

Member Mary…

Published February 1, 2019

Published in the January 31, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

“Isn’t it a shame about all the empty storefronts downtown?”

“Which ones are empty?”

“Well, I haven’t been downtown lately. Nobody goes there anymore because there’s too much traffic and not enough parking.”

“Oh.”

There’s another myth almost as persistent as the one…

Published in the January 31, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Improvements to the Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial will be coming in the spring thanks to the efforts of a local Boy Scout. Another Eagle Scout project could bring enhancements to the Dog Park in the Junction, once a few details are hammered out…

Published January 30, 2019

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A systematic approach to parking enforcement with an eye towards increasing the turnover of parking spaces in the town’s business districts could be just around the corner.

The Town Council this week discussed several possible measures that had arisen out of a couple of parking forums held last fall…